Cold Snap Ahead

Freeze Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
140 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

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Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-
Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-
Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-
Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-
Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour-
Including the cities of Oneonta, Demopolis, Centre, Talladega,
Prattville, Clanton, Opelika, Jasper, Sylacauga, Fayette,
Tuskegee, Rockford, Tallassee, Birmingham, Hamilton, Centreville,
Gadsden, Hayneville, Troy, Eutaw, Columbiana, Carrollton,
Sulligent, Moundville, Union Springs, Eufaula, Selma, Ashland,
Auburn, Vernon, Heflin, Moody, Roanoke, Livingston, Alabaster,
Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Greensboro, Alexander City, Fort Deposit,
Valley, Hoover, Lanett, Linden, Phenix City, Double Springs,
Pelham, Marion, Dadeville, Pell City, Lafayette, Montgomery, and
Wetumpka
140 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 32 degrees.

* WHERE...All of central Alabama.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes
they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly.

Those that have in ground sprinkler systems should drain them and
cover above ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

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